Gary J. Coleman

Gary Jerome Coleman (18 September 1941-) was a member of the LDS Church Quorum of the Seventy from 1992 to 2011.

Biography
Gary Jerome Coleman was born in Wenatchee, Washington in 1941 to a Catholic family, and he originally planned to become a Catholic priest. However, during his years in college, he was introduced to the teachings of the LDS Church, and he began reading the Book of Mormon when he was 21. He came to believe that the book was a second testament of Jesus, and he worked as an instructor in the Church Educational System before becoming a member of the Quorum of the Seventy in 1992. He retired in 2011 and became an emeritus general authority.